Here is a list of shelters and rescues in the Chicago area. This list is not intended to be exhaustive. If you are a Chicago area rescue or shelter and would like to have your name added to this list, please email us at info@thepuppymillproject.org and let us know.
City of Chicago:
Alive Rescue
http://www.aliverescue.org
Anti-Cruelty Society
http://anticruelty.org
Be Fido’s Friend
http://www.befidosfriend.org/
Chicago Animal Care and Control
http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cacc.html
Chicago Canine Rescue
http://www.chicagocaninerescue.com
Chicago French Bull Dog Rescue
http://www.frenchieporvous.org
Famous Fido Rescue and Adoption Alliance
http://www.famousfidorescue.com
Felines and Canines
http://www.felinescanines.org
Found Chicago
http://www.foundchicago.org
Harmony House (don’t forget about the cats!)
http://hhforcats.org
New Leash on Life
http://nlolchicago.org
One Tail at a Time
http://www.onetail.org
PAWS Chicago
http://www.pawschicago.org
Treehouse Humane Society
http://www.treehouseanimals.org
Greater Chicago area and suburbs:
Anderson Animal Shelter (South Elgin)
http://www.andersonanimalshelter.org/
Adopt A Pet (Mount Prospect)
http://www.adoptapet-il.org/
Animal Welfare League (Chicago Ridge)
http://www.animalwelfareleague.com
A.D.O.P.T. (Naperville)
http://www.adoptpetshelter.org/
DuPage County Animal Control (Wheaton)
http://www.dupageco.org/animalcontrol/
Heartland Animal Shelter (Northbrook)
http://www.heartlandanimalshelter.net/
Naperville Area Humane Society
http://www.napervillehumanesociety.org/
Perfect Pooches (Romeoville)
http://www.perfectpooches.org/
Tails of Hope (Highland Park)
http://www.tailsofhope.org/
Tender Loving Care Animal Shelter (Homer Glen)
http://www.tlcanimalshelter.org/
West Suburban Humane Society (Downers Grove)
http://www.wshs-dg.org/
Will County Humane Society
http://willcountyhumane.com/
Young at Heart (Palatine)
http://www.adoptaseniorpet.com
Some other amazing organizations in the city of Chicago:
Trio Animal Foundation
http://www.trioanimalfoundation.org
Safe Humane Chicago
http://www.safehumanechicago.org